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Manhunt (2019)

Manhunt poster
Directed by
Marc Evans
Genre
drama television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 7 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 95 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This drama follows the police investigation into the murder of a French student. The hunt leads them to a suspect connected to several other unsolved killings.

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What happens

Manhunt is a British television drama based on murder investigations. The first series focused on the true story surrounding the investigation into the death of French student Amélie Delagrange. The subsequent manhunt eventually led to the arrest of Levi Bellfield for Delagrange's murder, and several other high profile, yet previously unsolved cases. The series was first shown in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2019, airing on three consecutive nights. Consolidated figures show an average of 8.7 million viewers across the three episodes, rising further to 9 million viewers when online viewing is included. This made the series ITV's highest rated launch of a new drama series since the first series of Broadchurch in 2013. The series has so far won two BAFTA Cymru awards: Best Director, Fiction for Marc Evans, and Best Actor for Celyn Jones. On 6 March 2019, the show was renewed for a second series which premiered on 20 September 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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